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Context Data | Outcomes Data | Federal Comment

New Mexico [ Context Data ]

A. Key Context Statistics


General Population
(Census Bureau)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total children under 18 years

495,612

502,387

501,239

500,506

Race/ethnicity (%)1, 2

 

 

 

 

Alaska Native/American Indian11.911.711.711.9
AsianN/A0.911
Asian/Pacific Islander1.2N/AN/AN/A
Black1.71.71.91.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderN/AN/A00
Hispanic49.250.950.850.9
White3632.532.932.7
Two or more racesN/A2.11.61.6
OtherN/A0.200

% Child population in poverty

30

24.9

25.4

24.4



Child Welfare Summary

1999

2000

2002

2002

Child maltreatment victims33,7306,2886,9296,273
Children in foster care on 9/301,9411,9121,7571,885
Children adopted258347369275


1The convention for the data tables is the following: N/A in the data table means that the category was not applicable for the specific year. A dash (-) means that there is "no value" or the category is a true zero (that is, no children were reported as being in that category). A zero (0) means that there is a value for the category, but the value is less than 0.1 percent.Back
2The multiple and overlapping race categories in this and subsequent race tables are due to changes in the Census Bureau categories beginning in 2000. Because the reporting of these categories is a relatively new process for States, changes in percentages over time may be due to data quality issues.Back
3A child victim is a child who is the subject of a substantiated or indicated maltreatment report. Children with more than one report of substantiated or indicated maltreatment may be counted more than once.Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (NCANDS)


 

Number

Rate

Maltreatment Information Overview

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 12,08420,95623,31422,99724.4 per 1,00041.7 per 1,00046.5 per 1,00046.0 per 1,000
Child maltreatment victims3,7306,2886,9296,2737.5 per 1,00012.5 per 1,00013.8 per 1,00012.5 per 1,000
Child fatalities7------1.4 per 100,000-- per 100,000-- per 100,000-- per 100,000


Age of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Under 1 Year5.57.588.1
1-5 years2325.625.727.1
6-10 years31.130.430.829.7
11-15 years27.125.52425.1
16+ years94.84.95
Unknown / Missing data4.36.16.55.1
Total %100100100100

Number

3,730

6,288

6,929

6,273



Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Alaska Native/American Indian8.610.410.59.3
Asian/Pacific Islander0.70.30.20.3
Black3.7333.1
Hispanic45.948.246.547.2
White75.730.429.128.4
Two or more races4.21.51.71.9
Total %4145.9100100100

Number

3,730

6,288

6,929

6,273



Maltreatment Type of Child Victims (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Emotional Abuse16.56.66.93.9
Medical Neglect2.82.31.92.4
Neglect52.463.464.567.7
Physical Abuse22.333.532.133.9
Sexual Abuse666.66.1
Unknown / Missing data0------
Other00.100
Total %5100111.9112114

Number

3,730

6,288

6,929

6,273



4Percentages may total more than 100 percent because Hispanics may be counted both by Hispanic ethnicity and by race.Back
5Percentages may total more than 100 percent because children could have been victims of more than one type of maltreatment.Back

C. Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)


Number of Children

In Care on 10/1

Entered Care

Exited Care

In Care on 9/30

Total Served

FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)1,7611,8291,6911,9413,590
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)1,7311,7801,7161,9123,511
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)1,6131,8871,7541,7573,500
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)1,4411,9681,6061,8853,409

Median Length of Stay (Months)

 

FY1999 (10/1/98 - 9/30/99)14N/A118.4N/A
FY2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)18.2N/A1.217.5N/A
FY2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01)16.5N/A0.215.7N/A
FY2002 (10/1/01 - 9/30/02)15.1N/A0.212.1N/A


Age of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

Entered Care During FY: 2000

Entered Care During FY: 2001

Entered Care During FY: 2002

Exited Care During FY: 1999

Exited Care During FY: 2000

Exited Care During FY:2001

Exited Care During FY: 2002

In Care On: 9/30/99

In Care On: 9/30/00

In Care On: 9/30/01

In Care On: 9/30/02

Under 1 Year4.34.244.411.811.511.8126.66.96.974.144.25.3
1-5 years31.427.724.725.533.7313335.135.833.432.835.728.125.126.228.9
6-10 years30.631.530.827.628.128.227.924.83029.532.327.130.930.126.523
11-15 years26.328.230.23321.32422.622.520.723.421.724.226.528.229.628.6
16-18 years7.48.410.39.65.15.34.75.66.96.86.25.910.412.613.514.2
19+ years--------------------------------
Unknown / Missing data----------0.1--0.1------0.1--------
Total %100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100

Number

1,761

1,731

1,613

1,441

1,829

1,780

1,887

1,968

1,691

1,716

1,754

1,606

1,941

1,912

1,757

1,885



Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)

In Care On: 10/1/98

In Care On: 10/1/99

In Care On: 10/1/00

In Care On: 10/1/01

Entered Care During FY: 1999

Entered Care During FY: 2000

Entered Care During FY: 2001

Entered Care During FY: 2002

Exited Care During FY: 1999

Exited Care During FY: 2000

Exited Care During FY:2001

Exited Care During FY: 2002

In Care On: 9/30/99

In Care On: 9/30/00

In Care On: 9/30/01

In Care On: 9/30/02

Alaska Native/American Indian5.76.57.49.213.59.716.111.814.810.814.913.46.56.69.29.1
AsianN/A0.30.2--N/A0.10.40.2N/A0.10.50.2N/A0.300
Asian/Pacific Islander0.3N/AN/AN/A0.4N/AN/AN/A0.4N/AN/AN/A0.3N/AN/AN/A
Black87.77.36.54.24.83.23.64.45.53.23.77.46.56.95.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderN/A--00N/A0.10.20.1N/A00.20N/A000.1
Hispanic56.355.253.855.448.349.34745.946.448.745.745.856.654.754.552.5
White29.428.929.626.331.332.627.930.532.331.430.828.928.130.226.628.2
Two or more racesN/A11.62.4N/A2.22.92.2N/A1.82.31.9N/A1.52.22.6
Unknown / Missing data--0.30.10.11.31.12.35.71.11.62.260.30.20.51.6
Total %100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100

Number

1,761

1,731

1,613

1,441

1,829

1,780

1,887

1,968

1,691

1,716

1,754

1,606

1,941

1,912

1,757

1,885



D. Children Waiting to be Adopted (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database:  Fiscal Year Data)6


Overview

9/30/99

9/30/00

9/30/01

9/30/02

Children waiting to be adopted878822668516
Children whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR)53221410


Age of Waiting Children (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Under 1 Year1.71.81.92.1
1-5 years3230.728.729.5
6-10 years41.837.137.631.4
11-15 years23.228.829.834.3
16+ years1.31.61.82.7
Unknown / Missing data----0.1--
Total %100100100100

Number

878

822

668

516



Race/Ethnicity of Waiting Children (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Alaska Native/American Indian5.96.179.9
AsianN/A0.2----
Asian/Pacific Islander0.2N/AN/AN/A
Black8.57.98.77.8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderN/A------
Hispanic58.556.257.254.7
White26.22824.624.2
Two or more racesN/A1.62.53.5
Unknown / Missing data0.6------
Total %100100100100

Number

878

822

668

516



6Waiting children are children who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' rights have been terminated (TPR). Children 16 years and older with TPR, but with a goal of emancipation have been excluded from the waiting children and TPR populations.Back

E. Children Adopted (AFCARS Annual Adoption Database)


Age of Adopted Children (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Under 1 Year1.21.40.51.1
1-5 years32.946.737.446.5
6-10 years46.13842.532.7
11-15 years17.113.516.818.2
16+ years2.70.32.71.5
Total %100100100100

Number

258

347

369

275



Race/Ethnicity of Adopted Children (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Alaska Native/American Indian--0.63.53.3
AsianN/A3.70.3--
Asian/Pacific Islander--N/AN/AN/A
Black--4.35.77.3
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderN/A0.3----
Hispanic54.359.155.855.6
White45.730.333.630.2
Two or more racesN/A1.71.13.6
Unknown / Missing data--------
Total %100100100100

Number

258

347

369

275



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New Mexico [ Outcomes Data ]

1. Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

1.1 Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Children without a recurrence91.791.592.393.1
Children with one or more recurrences8.38.57.76.9
Total %100100100100

Number

915

2,986

2,891

2,889



Graph of the Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months

2. Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS, AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database Jan-Sept)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Children maltreated while in foster care----0.11.5
Children not maltreated while in foster care----99.998.5
Total %----100100

Number

--

--

3,083

3,015



Graph of the Occurance of Maltreatment in Foster Care

3. Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database:  Fiscal Year Data)

3.1 Exits from Foster Care (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Adoption13.714.115.716.2
Guardianship3.54.22.52.9
Reunification73.574.773.167.7
Other8.967.66.2
Missing data0.4116.9
Total %100100100100

Number

1,691

1,716

1,754

1,606



Percent Exits from Foster Care

1999200020012002
Graph of Exits from Foster Care in 1999Graph of Exits from Foster Care in 2000Graph of Exits from Foster Care in 2001Graph of Exits from Foster Care in 2002
 

3.2 Exits of Disabled Children (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Adoption2121.130.819.4
Guardianship134.87.1
Reunification67.669.954.853.1
Other9.565.812.2
Missing data1--3.88.2
Total %100100100100

Number

105

133

104

98



3.3 Exits of Children Over Age 12 at Entry (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Adoption5.21.81.91.2
Guardianship1.43.532.5
Reunification69.277.176.379.4
Other23.516.917.411.9
Missing data0.70.71.54.9
Total %100100100100

Number

289

284

270

243



3.4 Exits to Emancipation (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Children age 12 or younger at entry------9.1
Children older than 12 at entry10010010090.9
Missing data--------
Total %100100100100

Number

22

26

13

11



3.5 Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)

Alaska Native/A.I.

Asian

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

Native Hawaiian/ Other P.I.

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Adoption3.28.66.57.4N/A--11.1----N/AN/AN/A28.418.928.128.8N/A------
Guardianship4.43.81.90.9N/A------14.3N/AN/AN/A1.44.2----N/A------
Reunification6665.969.163.7N/A5077.8100--N/AN/AN/A4.18.45.33.4N/A100100100
Other2621.122.522.3N/A5011.1----N/AN/AN/A------5.1N/A------
Missing data0.40.5--5.6N/A------N/A------
Total %100100100100N/A100100100100N/AN/AN/A100100100100N/A100100100

Number

250

185

262

215

N/A

2

9

3

7

N/A

N/A

N/A

74

95

57

59

N/A

1

3

1

 

 

Hispanic

White

Unable to Determine

Two or More Races

Missing Data

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

Adoption18.21619.720.51113.814.614.4----2.61.8N/A--9.825.8--------
Guardianship3.74.734.13.14.12.43----5.3--N/A------------2.5
Reunification71.874.673.163.6797775.673.592.910078.982.510087.168.358.110010010090
Other5.63.93.12.76.93.36.53.77.1--13.214N/A12.914.69.7------5
Missing data0.60.71.19.1--1.90.95.4------1.8N/A--7.36.5------2.5
Total %100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100

Number

785

836

802

736

547

538

541

464

14

25

38

57

9

31

41

31

5

3

1

40



4. Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Re-entry (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database:  Fiscal Year Data)

4.1 Time to Reunification (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Less than 12 mos.86.481.890.190.5
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.9.55.55.73.7
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.0.220.30.2
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.--0.20.50.1
48 or more mos.--0.10.2--
Missing data3.910.43.25.5
Total %100100100100

Number

1,243

1,282

1,283

1,088



Graph of Time to Reunification



4.2 Children Who Entered Foster Care (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Children entering care for the first time88.686.986.184.8
Children re-entering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode8.98.78.49.5
Children re-entering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode12.24.75
Missing data1.52.20.80.8
Total %100100100100

Number

1,829

1,780

1,887

1,968



Graph of Re-entries Into Foster Care

5. Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database:  Fiscal Year Data)

5.1 Time to Adoption (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Less than 12 mos.2.22.91.42.3
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.68.516.925.430.4
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.26.767.432.629.6
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.--6.633.712.3
48 or more mos.----3.618.8
Missing data2.66.23.36.5
Total %100100100100

Number

232

242

276

260



Graph of Time to Adoption

6. Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

6.1 Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)

Year

Children With 2 or Fewer Placements

Children With 2 or Fewer Placements

Missing Data

Total %

Number

Less than 12 mos.199995.44.6--1001,958
200095.64.4--1001,946
20018812--1002,001
200287.512.5--1002,109
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos.199999.70.3--100744
200099.60.4--100478
20015842--100579
200251.748.3--100511
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos.199999.50.5--100842
200099.80.2--100522
200143.356.7--100305
200238.761.3--100310
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos.1999------0--
200099.80.2--100513
200144.755.3--100264
200234.665.4--100127
48 or more mos.1999100----1001
2000100----1001
200159.340.7--100300
200251.848.2--100328
Missing data1999100----10045
2000100----10051
2001100----10051
2002100----10024


Graph of Children Experiencing 2 or Fewer Placements

7. Reduce Placements of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions (AFCARS Annual Foster Care Database)

7.1 Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%)

1999

2000

2001

2002

Group homes14.212.215.610.4
Institutions1.72.13.22.6
Other settings84.185.881.287
Missing data--------
Total %100100100100

Number

1,481

1,411

1,567

1,597



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New Mexico [ Federal Comment ]

The following discussion focuses on New Mexico’s performance with regard to each of the outcomes assessed in the Child Welfare Outcomes Annual Reports to Congress. The New Mexico Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) was completed in fiscal year (FY) 2001, and compliance with the national standards was based on data from 1999. The final report for that review is available from the Child Welfare Monitoring Documents Library. A discussion of the implications of CFSR findings for New Mexico’s performance on the Report to Congress Outcomes is provided in Child Welfare Outcomes 2000.

The Federal Comment includes an examination of State performance in 2002 and the percent change in performance from 1999 to 2002. A difference in percent change from 1999 to 2002 that was less than 5.0 in either direction was considered to represent “no change in performance.” With the exception of outcome measure 2.1, the data presented in the Report to Congress are rounded to one decimal. However, the percent change in performance was calculated using data rounded to two decimals. Measure 2.1 is rounded to two decimals because the national standard is less than one percent. Key findings of the analyses of national data pertaining to State variation in performance on the outcome measures are incorporated into a State’s Federal Comment when relevant.

Outcome 1. Reduce recurrence of child abuse and/or neglect
In calendar year (CY) 2002, New Mexico’s rate of maltreatment recurrence within 6 months was 6.9 percent, which does not meet the national standard (6.1 percent or less), but is less than the national median (7.5 percent). Performance on this measure improved from 1999 to 2002 (-16.9 percent change).

Outcome 2. Reduce the incidence of child abuse and/or neglect in foster care
In CY 2002, New Mexico’s incidence of maltreatment in foster care was 1.53 percent, which is more than both the national standard (0.57 percent or less) and the national median (0.39 percent). Change in performance on this measure is difficult to assess because only 2 children were reported as maltreated by a foster parent or facility staff member in FY 2001 (the first year that data were provided for this measure) compared to 46 children in FY 2002.

Outcome 3. Increase permanency for children in foster care
In FY 2002, 86.9 percent of children exiting foster care in New Mexico were discharged to a permanent home (which is about equal to the national median of 86.1 percent); 79.6 percent of children with a diagnosed disability who exited foster care were discharged to a permanent home (which is about equal to the national median of 79.8 percent). However, 83.1 percent of children exiting foster care who were older than age 12 at entry into foster care were discharged to a permanent home (which is more than the national median of 72.0 percent). Although only 9.1 percent of the children emancipating from foster care were age 12 or younger at the time of entry into foster care, this is difficult to interpret because only 11 children were reported as emancipated from foster care in FY 2002.

New Mexico’s performance improved from FY 1999 to FY 2002 with regard to the percentage of children discharged to a permanent home who were older than age 12 when they entered foster care (+9.7 percent change). However, performance declined from FY 1999 to FY 2002 with regard to the percentage of children with a diagnosed disability who were discharged to a permanent home (-11.1 percent change).

Outcome 4. Reduce time to reunification without increasing re-entry
In FY 2002, the percentage of all reunifications in New Mexico occurring within 12 months of a child’s entry into foster care was 90.5, which is the highest percentage in the nation. Performance with regard to reunifications within 12 months exhibited no change from FY 1999 to FY 2002.

New Mexico’s performance in FY 2002 with regard to the percent of re-entries into foster care within 12 months of a discharge from a prior foster care episode was 9.5 percent. This does not meet the national standard (8.6 percent or less), but is less than the national median of 9.9 percent. Performance on this measure declined slightly from FY 1999 to FY 2002 (+6.7 percent change). Outcome 5. Reduce time in foster care to adoption
In FY 2002, the percentage of all finalized adoptions occurring within 24 months of a child’s entry into foster care was 32.7, which is more than both the national standard (32.0 percent or more) and the national median (23.0 percent). Change in performance on this measure is assessed from FY 2000 to FY 2002 due to data quality issues for many States for this measure in FY 1999. New Mexico’s performance on this measure improved from FY 2000 to FY 2002 (+65.1 percent change).

Outcome 6. Increase placement stability
In FY 2002, the percentage of children who experienced no more than 2 placement settings during their first 12 months in foster care was 87.5, which is more than the national standard (86.7 percent or more) and the national median (84.1 percent). However, New Mexico’s performance on this measure declined from FY 1999 to FY 2002 (-8.3 percent change).

Outcome 7. Reduce placements of young children in group homes and institutions
In FY 2002, the percentage of children age 12 or younger placed in a group home or institution was 13.0, which is more than the national median of 8.6 percent. New Mexico’s performance on this measure improved from FY 1999 to FY 2002 (-18.3 percent change).

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